Star Wars fans when they realize the movies were based on the Vietnam war, and the empire was America.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    17 hours ago

    Clearly the meme is referring to rebellions against the interests of the country in question. So since they brought up Ireland: How supportive were the British of the Irish war of independence? What about the IRA during the Troubles? How does France react when its neocolonial empire in Africa is disrupted? Before 2023, what was your average European’s image of Palestinian resistance? What’s the verdict on the Houthi “rebels” again? And so on. With some exceptions, these supposed liberatory ethos are thrown out the window the moment they become inconvenient.